Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
Psychiatrists Salary in the Modesto Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Modesto, CA metro area
Figures describe the Modesto, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Modesto city limits.
Psychiatrists in the Modesto, CA metro area earned a median of $151,270 per year ($72.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $107,780 at the 10th percentile to $432,660 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Psychiatrists in the Modesto metro area earn more than $151,270 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $151,270 and $431,820.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $107,780 | $151,270 | $151,270 | $431,820 | $432,660 |
| Hourly | $51.82 | $72.72 | $72.72 | $207.61 | $208.01 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Modesto metro areathis metro area$151,270 median for Modesto metro area; middle half earns $151,270 to $431,820
- Californiastate (CA)$353,500 median for California; middle half earns $173,990 to $414,640
- United Statesnational$281,870 median for United States; middle half earns $154,150 to $362,740
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −57% vs California overall and −46% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Modesto metro area has the 94th-highest published median for this occupation among the 103 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for psychiatrists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Modesto metro areathis page$151,270 median for Modesto metro area; middle half earns $151,270 to $431,820
- $370,510 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $332,500 to $495,650
- $364,530 median for Riverside metro area; middle half earns $160,260 to $391,900
- $353,500 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $328,970 to $473,450
- $337,970 median for Santa Rosa metro area; middle half earns $236,380 to $434,790
- $335,620 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $185,280 to $426,950
- $333,300 median for Santa Maria metro area; middle half earns $165,630 to $414,390
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for psychiatristss · Highest-paying occupations in Modesto Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.